Lausitzer Rundschau

Lausitzer Rundschau is a German language daily regional newspaper published in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany.

Lausitzer Rundschau
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)LR Medienverlag und Druckerei GmbH
Founded20 May 1946 (1946-05-20)
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersCottbus, Germany
WebsiteOfficial website

History and profile

Lausitzer Rundschau was founded in Bautzen and first published, with a cover price of 15 pfennigs, on 20 May 1946.[1] In 1952 the offices of the paper moved to Görlitz, the largest town in the Upper Lusatia region.[1] The paper by now consisted of eight pages.[1] On 5 August 1952 the paper moved to its current headquarters in Cottbus.[1][2]

The paper was owned by the Socialist Unity Party before German reunification.[3][4] Following the unification the owner of the daily became Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.[3][5][6] The company also owned other newspapers, including Saarbrücker Zeitung.[7][8]

Lausitzer Rundschau is published in tabloid format by a subsidiary of the Saarbrücker Zeitung Group,[9][10] LR Medienverlag und Druckerei GmbH.[11] In September 2012 the majority share of Saarbrücker Zeitung Group was acquired by Rheinische Post Mediengruppe.[12]

The paper serves the states of Brandenburg and Saxony,[9] and has 13 editions.[6][13] Since 2 March 2006 LR-Woche, a free weekly tabloid, has been delivered with the paper.[14]

Lausitzer Rundschau was called Lügenrudi (meaning Liar Tom in English) when it was published in East Germany.[4] The daily publishes extensive reports on neo-nazi activity in the region.[9] The offices of Lausitzer Rundschau has been target for the attacks by right-wing extremists in Lübbenau and Spremberg.[9][15]

In 2000 Simone Wendler became chief reporter. For writing about "graft and corruption in Cottbus?" she was awarded.

The circulation of Lausitzer Rundschau was 100,000 copies in January 1954.[1] In the second quarter of 2003 the paper had a circulation of 136,259 copies.[7]

References
  1. "Geschichte". Seit 1946 ist die Luasitzer Rundschau verlässlicher Wegbegleiter für die Menschen in der Lausitz, versorgt sie mit aktuellen Nachrichten aus der Region und der Welt. Auch in Zukunft wollen wir gemeinsam mit unseren Lesern die Lausitz gestalten. Dies aber, ohne dabei die eigene Vergangenheit und wechselvolle Geschichte der Lausitz zu vergessen. Lausitzer Rundschau (online). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. "Tabloid Format Used to Counter Falling Circulation". Muller Martini USA. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. "United Germany Today: Clearly Western, Still Divided, or Still Searching?" (PDF). New York University. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. Dominic Boyer (1 December 2005). Spirit and System: Media, Intellectuals, and the Dialectic in Modern German Culture. University of Chicago Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-226-06891-6. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. Andrea Czepek; Ulrike Klinger (2010). "Media Pluralism Between Market Mechanisms and Control: The German Divide" (PDF). International Journal of Communication. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. "Lausitzer Rundschau to join Saarbrücker Zeitung´s CCI editorial system". CCI Europe. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original (Press Release) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. David Ward (2004). "A mapping study of media concentration and ownership in ten European countries" (PDF). Commissariaat voor de Media. Hilversum. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. Anthony Weymouth; Bernard Lamizet (3 June 2014). Markets and Myths: Forces For Change In the European Media. Taylor & Francis. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-317-88969-4. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. Catherine Stupp (15 September 2014). "Vandals lash out against local newspaper for reporting on right-wing extremists". XIndex. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. "Rheinische Post Media Group" (Press Release). euroscript. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. "Lausitzer Rundschau" (PDF). Zeitungslandschaft. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  12. "Rheinische Post Mediengruppe acquires majority shareholding in the Saarbrücker Zeitungsgruppe". Rheinische Post Mediengruppe. September 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  13. "Lausitzer Rundschau". Rheinische Post Medien Gruppe. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. "The march of the non-dailies" (PDF). FDN Newsletter (15). March 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  15. "Neo-Nazis Suspected in Torching of Journalist's Car". Reporters without Borders. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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